Saturday, November 19, 2011 • 7:00 pm
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
Fabián Panisello Composer Portrait
Panisello: Cinco piezas métricas for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and Cello (2004)
Panisello: Il destino ineluttabile ogni cosa for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
Fred Lerdahl: Duo for Violin and Piano (2005)
Fabián Panisello (artist-in-residence) is conductor of the Ensemble Plural in Madrid, and has been guest conductor of orchestras and ensembles, including musikFabrik of Cologne, Ensemble Contemporain of Lyon, Musiques Nouvelles of Brussells, and the Israel Contemporary Players of Tel-Aviv. Panisello has been commissioned by the National Orchestra of Spain, and the Southwestern German Radio Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden. His music has been conducted by Pierre Boulez and Péter Eötvös, and is published by Peters Musikverlag. [Pre-Concert lecture and discussion at 6:15 pm with guest composers.]
$8 Students & Children, $20 Adults | Classical Cabaret Seating

Sunday, January 22, 2012 • 7:00 pm
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
Ross Bauer Composer Portrait
Bauer: Piano Quartet
Bauer: The Near Beyond for Clarinet and String Trio
Ross Bauer’s compositions "consistently reveal clarity of form coupled with expressive elegance and a distinct musical trajectory that rewards the listener with its internal logic and compelling conclusions." His music has been performed and recorded by the Radio Orchestras of Hilversum and Slovakia, the Alexander and Arianna Quartets, Speculum Musicae, the New York New Music Ensemble, Sequitur, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, sopranos Susan Narucki and Christine Schadeberg, violinist Curt Macomber, Paul Hillier, and others. He is also the founder and former director of the Empyrean Ensemble. His work is published primarily by C.F. Peters, New York, and recorded on the GM, Centaur, New World, and Albany labels.
[Pre-Concert lecture and discussion at 6:15 pm with guest composers.]
$8 Students & Children, $20 Adults | Classical Cabaret Seating

Sunday, April 22, 2012 • 7:00 pm
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
Songs, Whispers, Tales and Utterances—New Works for Voice
Haleh Abghari, soprano
Chris Froh, percussion
Erin Gee: Mouthpiece
Sam Nichols: Three Songs (Text includes writings by Emily Brontë, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, and a riddle from the Exeter Book)
Laurie San Martin: Conference of Birds Unfeathered
[Pre-Concert lecture and discussion at 6:15 pm with guest composers.]
$8 Students & Children, $20 Adults | Standard Seating

Monday, June 4, 2012 • 7:00 pm
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
New Music from Davis
Composers include Gabriel Bolaños Chamorro, William Cooper, Alex Van Gils, Bryce Cannel, Scott Perry, Garrett Shatzer, Ben Irwin, and Hendel Almétus.
[Pre-Concert lecture and discussion at 6:15 pm with guest composers.]
$8 Students & Children, $20 Adults | Classical Cabaret Seating